Hot Mess Moms

Episode Summary: How do you survive shopping when you just feel lost? Well, for Gina, you go get tacos! This week Dawn and Gina talk about the adventures in shopping. The good, the bad, and the sweaty. Swimsuit shopping is a hard to thing to do, never mind doing it in February. From towels, to cars crazy things happen when you mix margarita's and shopping. What's the craziest thing you've ever purchased after lunch drinks? Be sure to follow us on iTunes or Google Play. Links to Know: Gina Luker: The Shabby Creek Cottage + GinaLuker.com iTunes: Hot Mess Moms Podcast Facebook: Hot Mess Moms Instagram: Hot Mess Moms Podcast Chuy's Tex-Mex: OH MY GOD THE JALAPENO RANCH!!!

Episode Summary: Why is taking risk so HARD?? And why is taking one risk completely intimidating for one person, while that same thing doesn't even count as a risk for another? Dawn would go skydiving again, while Gina wouldn't ever consider it. Can taking risk be good for your soul? Or, is it overrated? What risks are you completely willing to take, while others give you immediate cold sweats? Don't forget to follow us on iTunes or Google Play, and leave a review. We love hearing from you! Episode Transcript: Show me more...This week was a lesson in taking risks. Because our risk failed, you'll understand when you listen to the episode, our weekly transcript will be missing this week. Next week we will return to our normal schedule of adding the transcript for each episode. We hope you understand! Links to Know: Gina Luker: The Shabby Creek Cottage + GinaLuker.com iTunes: Hot Mess Moms Podcast Facebook: Hot Mess Moms

Episode Summary: Fear is ripping you off! I'm serious. This week Dawn and Gina get into a discussion about making the choice to belly flop through our fear and do the work anyways. What work? Any of it. Getting out of a job you don't love. Moving past the loss of a relationship. Changing a habit. Anything can be done when you realize that fear is ripping you off. Sometimes you need to set your grace aside and belly flop your way into the life you REALLY want. Links to know are linked below and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or our mailing list. Episode Transcript: Show more...Gina: (Laughing) Are you ready to start the podcast? Dawn: (Laughing) NO!!! (Both laughing) Gina: Why? Dawn: I can’t stop laughing. (intro music) Gina: Are you done now? Dawn: (laughing) No, wait, ooww! Yay, I’m done. Gina: We have a podcast to record. Dawn: Everybody likes humor. Gina: (Giggles) They don’t even know why you’re laughing. Dawn: I don’t even know why I’m laughing. (Starts laughing again) Gina: (Gigg

Episode Summary: Simple living can be overwhelming when you don't know where or how to start. Gina and Dawn talk about the freedom that comes with simple living when you take time to focus on what your goals are. From eating cleanly to shopping for furniture, most areas of our lives can use a little simplicity. Gina takes it a step further in the way she approaches her daily schedule and routine and proves to Dawn that being intentional in the beginning of a project can save so much time and money in the long run. Which if she had learned sooner, would have saved Dawn hundreds of dollars and nearly two years of time. Listen for that story and more in this week’s episode of Hot Mess Moms Podcast. Links to websites, products, and things discussed in this week’s episode are listed at the bottom for your convenience (some links may be affiliate links that pay us to keep the coffee flowing. Click HERE to read my full disclosure policy.) Don’t forget to subscribe to Hot Mess Moms Podcast on iTunes or Google Play. E

Episode Summary: Dawn shares three tips to cut the clutter and get your house organized. You'd be surprised how much can be accomplished with just a bit of planning. Dawn and Gina get into a conversation about ways to help make your life just a little bit easier. Gina also gets 'fluster-pated' with the whole situation! Links to things discussed during the episode are at the bottom of the show notes. Episode Transcript: Show more... Dawn: Hey Gina? Gina: Yes, ma’am! Dawn: Are you ready to organize? Gina: Wait? ACTUALLY organize, or talk about organizing? Dawn: Um! Do you want me to lie to you? Gina: Oh boy! (intro music) Dawn: Hi, everyone! Gina: Hi! I’m Gina. Dawn: I’m Dawn. We’re your Hot Mess Moms! Gina: Every week, actually every day. We’re hot messes every day. Dawn: Yeah, It’s just once a week it gets put on audio and recorded for the world to hear. Gina: What would you like to talk about my friend? Dawn: Well the New Year has 'beguns.' Gina: Yes, rip the Band-Aid off and jump into talking

Episode Summary: Resolutions and goals. Are they the same thing? Yes, and no...depending on your idea of what a resolution is. Gina and Dawn talk about the beginning of the new year and what that means when it comes to setting goals or resolutions. Gina has VERY strong opinions about resolutions. Dawn, on the other hand, likes the idea of new beginnings. Along with new stories of our Hot Mess Mom moments...it's never a dull moment here. Enjoy!! See the bottom of the show notes for links to sites, and things discussed or mentioned in the show. Episode Transcript: Show more...Gina: Hey when we're done, you wanna get a margarita? Dawn: Aw, yes. I do! (laughing) Can I have one now while we record? Gina: Um, yea. Let's do it. Pause for a second and we'll get a margarita. Dawn: Y'all standby! (intro music) Dawn: Oh, this is so good. Ok. I'm ready. Let's do this. Hi everyone. Gina: Hey. Welcome back to episode 3. I really think we should make margarita's every time we record a podcast. Dawn: I'm down for that

Oh, the Hot Mess Holidays. Welcome to week 2!! Dawn and Gina get into a conversation about the realities of the holiday season. We all want them to be perfect because we want to create perfect memories for our children and families. But let's face reality, perfect doesn't exist. Something is going to come up. Something will happen. Something will throw a kink in your very well thought out plan and schedule. In this week's episode Dawn and Gina talk about the realities of what happens when those curve balls come your way. Can anything be done to avoid them? How do you mitigate the potential for unexpected events? You'll find out that both girls ended up with sick kids over the holiday weekend, Dawn had to change plans when day job requirements crept into the picture, and how a good back up plan can be a total lifesaver. That old saying "it takes a village" is no lie, my friends. It really does take a ton of people to help a life progress smoothly forward. But isn't that perfect theme for the holiday season?

What happens when two friends take an impromptu trip to IKEA? Hot Mess Moms Podcast is born!! Join Gina Luker of The Shabby Creek Cottage and me in our very first episode! This week we talk about perfection, expectation, and reality. Oh...and there's some origin story fun too. Also, I may or may not have spilled something...because real life happens, even when you are recording. Gina and I get into a great conversation about the realities of expectation put on moms, through social media and social standards. What influence mental health plays when you just want to be "normal" and how normal doesn't even exist. We brought this podcast to life because as a designer and professional organizer we have both been met with stereotyped expectation that we have this adult thing mastered! People assume that designers and organizers live in homes that are always camera ready. The truth is, we don't. Because perfection doesn't exist...and is overrated. What we do, however, is create homes that are full of simple soluti